Saudi Arabia vs United States: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia
0.0071 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0072 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
92nd
United States rank
90th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
0.0020.0040.0060.008199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0072 kt per square kilometre against 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd and United States ranks 90th of 196 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0052 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0063 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0067 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or United States?
United States, at 0.0072 kt per square kilometre against 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and United States?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd and United States ranks 90th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,546 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.